Chapter 411 Tugboat on the Yangtze River

The ground was littered with zombie corpses, from pale-skinned assassin zombies to jumping zombies with thick lower limbs. These hideous-looking, fanged and clawed zombies all have one thing in common now, they all have a deep bloody hole in their heads.

And in the middle of these zombie corpses there is also the figure of an iron-armored zombie, the whole head is exploded, and the iron-armored zombie on its face with half-white eyes no longer has its former majesty. There are about three or four hundred zombies on this ground, and they are still a little shocked to lie densely on the ground.

And on the corpses of these zombies, there are many people shaking. These soldiers, dressed in uniform black and wearing military boots, are busy carrying various supplies. This small dock has returned to human hands.

"There's a problem with the engine room piping!" Wen Haidong jumped off the gangplank next to the boat with an oily face, and followed him by a group of backbones of the technical department. Behind him, a steamer more than 30 meters long now looks a little rusty, and the name of "Zhendong 002" on it is already a little blurred.

Wen Haidong led a group of people to another steamer of the same type, got into the cabin and disappeared. They had to find the same parts to replace, but fortunately they had Wen Haidong, the former chief engineer, otherwise Leng Yang would probably have watched these ships blind.

This was already the third day after Feng Ye rescued the survivors, and after confirming that the combined boat could barely cross the river, Leng Yang sent a melee team led by Feng Ye, Li Jiaguo and their second platoon, plus almost most of the technical engineering staff.

Their task was to find and repair the ships at the dock on the other side, for which the Logistics Department provided them with abundant supplies. And Shi Yifan and several of them who made a living from boats were also recruited exceptionally and joined the expedition team as reserve members.

"I can't believe that we will have this day in the Navy." The bald man slung his rifle to his shoulder and looked at the three ships moored below the dock with a satisfied expression.

These three ships are estimated to belong to the same steamship company, and the models are all exactly the same, which gives people strong confidence. What about corrosion? Not to mention that the corrosion resistance of the boat is much higher than that of the car on land, even if there are some minor problems, there is no problem in combining these three into one.

The steamer is actually not large, and the displacement is only a small tugboat of more than 100 tons, which was used to tow barges on the river. Its own carrying capacity is not large, but its horsepower is okay, and it can drag an unpowered, huge-loaded barge like a locomotive.

"Bald, take someone out to find some hardware tools, we don't have enough here. There is also a mortar to see if there is no, the ship should be treated with anti-corrosion. Li Jiaguo, who was wiping the deck on the ship, shouted loudly to him, and the members of the entire second platoon were almost all doing all kinds of wiping work on this ship.

The bald man threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, "No problem, Wang Tao, Xiao Zhiming, the three of us go." Wang Tao, who heard his shout, said hello to his nearby comrades-in-arms, and walked to the bald man's side, where several rusty cars were parked in front of them.

The three of them chose a Chang'an van, checked it very skillfully, got in the car and drove away. These vehicles are all found near the highway by people using local materials, and the condition of the vehicles is a little bad, and there is no way to compare with the well-maintained fleet of vehicles at the base.

Yesterday the docks were captured, and as an expedition they, technicians were in charge of inspecting the ships. A large number of other military personnel conducted a dragnet search of the area within five kilometers of the pier, and cleared out all the zombies, and now this place is completely theirs.

Everyone in the team is very clear about the importance of this ship, even Shi Yifan, who has just joined. The carrying capacity and speed of that combination ship were so insignificant that it could only be used as an option to cross the river.

Only by repairing these ships that really have power can people say that they are unimpeded in the Yangtze River and truly invincible. For this reason, Leng Yang has instructed them many times that everything should be repaired as the first priority, and not to alarm too many zombies.

Shi Yifan is now full of confidence in this army. He clearly remembered that when he crossed the river, there were only more than 100 people plus rifles and crossbows in their hands. And a day later, they have all kinds of cars and trucks, and even most of the tools are self-sufficient.

There was a disdain for zombies in the eyes of these warriors, and Shi Yifan could feel it. From their words, from their clean battles, Shi Yifan knew that these people had killed hundreds of zombies.

In their eyes, it seemed that when they landed on this land, the goods in the vicinity belonged to them as a matter of course. And these warriors have a lot of methods, and a lot of discarded materials are in their hands. Nothing else could stop them, except that they were somewhat troubled by repairing the steamer.

"Open the meal, open the meal. Crucian carp soup, platoon leader, you have come to eat in shifts. Wu Shanwei beckoned to the team members who were still working on the ship, and these team members were also in order, each divided into several shifts, and took turns to come down to eat.

"Lao Wu, give a message to the cold team, everything is going well on our side." Feng Ye was gulping down his meal while explaining to Wu Shanwei. On the riverside, Ma Ping and his communication platoon set up a relay station, but the distance was really a bit far, and the signal was not very good, so they had to contact more.

Peng Jing stood up and moved her body, as the most powerful sniper on the team, the observer. Her position was at the ship's antenna, where you could clearly see the movement around the docks.

There are still a lot of zombies on this land, and Leng Yang They don't know if there are red monsters in the distance, so they must be vigilant. It is safe only in the bases, this is a lesson in the blood of the people, and they will never forget.

"What? Professor Guan said that they were busy and didn't eat now? Feng Ye looked at Wu Shanwei with an aggrieved face in front of him, and could only wave his hand depressedly and let him leave.

There have been many good things in the past two days, the ship that has the possibility of repair, and the large number of spare materials, all of which have made people very happy. Of course, there is also a little depression, after all, here is separated from the base by a Yangtze River, people need to be vigilant at all times, ordinary zombies are okay to say, if it is a large group of zombies, it will be troublesome.

And this is the most headache for Feng Ye, and several heads of the technical department also understand this situation, so they are working hard against time. But no matter how much time you race, you don't need to eat or eat, right?

But he didn't dare to persuade him again, and last night Professor Guan Mingsi scolded him with his eyebrows furrowed, saying that he interfered with their train of thought, and he couldn't die without eating for a few days. These technicians are all big treasures, he doesn't have the prestige of the cold team, and there is nothing he can do about them.

"Zhang Jian, you take two people to find out if there is anything like chocolate, it's not okay to teach them not to eat." Feng Ye doesn't know much about technology, he can only do his job, help the technicians, and be their guards.

Looking at Zhang Jian's back as they went away, Feng Ye sighed, there were still fewer people. If there are tens of millions of people, Lao Tzu will come directly to Normandy and land, then he will not dare to disturb the zombie group too much now.

The civilization created by human beings is too dazzling to be felt in society, but when they try to rebuild it themselves, they will find that there are too many aspects involved.

A tugboat with a displacement of one or two hundred tons was not looked at at at by the pseudo-military party like Xiang Lengyang in the past. They want artillery giants at every turn, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and Zenith technology, and in their cognition, these small ships are all war scum and are born cannon fodder.

But even with such a scumbag of war, it took two days for people to just try to repair it, and there were still problems everywhere. Sometimes the gap between reality and ideals is as huge as a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and this little tugboat.

"Alright, alright, there should be no problem with the engine room." Wen Haidong and Shi Yifan took off the labor protection gloves that had become pitch black in their hands, and Yan Shibin and Ding Wennan on the side also sat on the deck and gasped for breath.

This is the most important place for the entire tugboat, its engine, its heart. Only if there is no problem in this place, then the ship can be saved. The people in the technical department have not rested since yesterday morning, and now they feel tired.

"Let's go rest for a few hours, you just remember to clean up the rust on the outside of the ship, and this engine room needs to be taken care of." Yan Shibin tried to open his bloodshot eyes wide and arranged for Feng Ye.

Another benefit of the ship is that it is a small world of its own. It can generate its own electricity, it has beds, and as long as it has energy and food, it is a castle on a river. Several cattle people in the technical department each found a cabin and slept upside down, which can also give them a sense of security.

Feng Ye nodded hurriedly, meticulously completing the task assigned by Yan Shibin. But there was uncontrollable joy on his face, and everyone understood what the engine room represented. In a few days at most, the human-made steel behemoth will regain its grace and gallop across the river.

Why didn't Leng Yang come to command in person, because here he can play a role similar to Feng Ye, just a service soldier, and what he does now is also very important.

"It's all demolished, and we need to rebuild this pier." After asking Shi Yifan again about their ability to dock tugboats at the Hook Mountain Wharf, Leng Yang and they were presiding over this new task. Steamers are not flat-bottomed boats that jump ship, they need a special dock or they will run aground.

At the same time, the defenses around the pier need to be redesigned, at least for now, with adequate security measures. After all, they are surrounded by zombie groups, and everything must be well defended, and only these defensive equipment can enable people to fight against the huge number of zombies in very small numbers.

Chapter 411 Tugboat on the Yangtze River

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